Toolmaker Injection Moulding

Toolmaker Injection Moulding

Golborne Location (WA3 3JD)

Monday to Friday (Rotating Earlies/Lates)

Starting from £40,000 - £46,000 Dependent on experience (Excellent Benefits)

At ALPLA, we stand for high-quality plastic packaging throughout the world.

Around 22,000 colleagues produce quality packaging for foodstuffs, cosmetics and industrial cleaning brands for many blue-chip clients across 182 ALPLA sites in 46 countries.

At our Golborne site (5 mins from the J22 or J23 M6) based on the East Lancs Road, we now need to strengthen our Toolroom department

You will work as part of a closely skilled toolroom team ensuring all injection tools are maintained to the highest standard. You will be a key team player but will also be able to work under own initiative, ensuring the highest standards at all times.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will carry out the servicing work of injection cap/PET moulding tools and other associated tooling.
• Carry out in-house tooling service checks as specified; to report results on the computer system provided and to highlight any deviations from specification for correction.
• Work on tools in the production environment as and when required as part of the tooling team.
• Work at the highest safety standards at all times .
• The ability to use lifting equipment such as cranes is advantageous, training will be given.

Qualifications & Experience:

• You will have served a recognized apprenticeship with 5 years post experience.
• Minimum engineering qualification either in tool making or bench fitting required.
• The ability to read and understand engineering drawings is essential.
• Experience in injection/PET moulding tools would be advantageous.
• Good bench working skills and the ability to use associated tools.
• The ability to use tool room equipment such as Lathes ,Grinders Millers desirable .
• You will have strong manufacturing experience or have worked in a support function supporting manufacturing.

Join a globally recognised manufacturer, offering stability, security and career development

Please apply to this role for immediate review contact Kerry McCormick